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Conventions: May 26, 2008

Asian Energy Week 2008

May 26, 2008 - May 29, 2008,
Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 10110

We are pleased to introduce to you the Asian Energy Week 2008. During this event we will bring together 500+ key decision-makers from the Asian Utility Industry. This unique platform will provide key strategic insights on the technologies and trends shaping future electric utilities. Through the integration of 4 events — Metering Asia-Pacific, Billing and CRM/CIS Asia-Pacific, Transmission & Distribution Asia and Energy Efficiency/ESCO Asia — as well as partner events, the Asian Energy Week will offer the premier platform for the industry to explore the future.

Focus of the event:

* Strategies to Secure Energy Supply
* Asset Management
* Planning & Operating the Network
* T&D Networks and the New Energy Mix
* Energy Efficiency
* Energy Services & Energy Management
* Metering & the Regulatory Framework
* Smart Metering Implementations
* Strategic Challenges for Metering, Billing/CRM

Highlights of the event:

* Networking opportunities
* Over 80 high-quality speakers
* International case studies
* Over 50 international exhibiting companies
* Free vendor showcase programme on the exhibition
* Large International audience
* Several pre-post seminars
* Several site visits
* ...The wonderful City of Kuala Lumpur

The 19th IASTED International Conference on Modelling and Simulation

May 26, 2008 - May 28, 2008,
Quebec City, Quebec Canada

The IASTED International Conference on Modelling and Simulation (MS 2008) will be a major forum for international researchers and practitioners interested in all areas of modelling and simulation. It will be an opportunity to present and observe the latest research, results, and ideas in these areas.

Québec 2008: GAC-MAC-SEG-SGA

May 26, 2008 - May 28, 2008,
Quebec City Convention Centre, Quebec, Quebec Canada

A symposium titled "Challenges to a Genetic Model for Pegmatites" will take place at this conference, organized by the Geological Association of Canada, Mineralogical Association of Canada, Society of Economic Geologists, and the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits.

2008 IEEE Radar Conference

May 26, 2008 - May 30, 2008,
Sheraton Golf Parco de' Medici, Viale Salvatore Rebecchini, Rome Italy

he 2008 IEEE Radar Conference will focus on the key aspects of radar theory and applications as listed below. Exploration of new avenues and methodologies of radar signal processing will also be encouraged. Tutorials will be held in a number of fields of radar technology. The Conference will cover all aspects of radar systems for civil, security and defense applications. Topics to be covered include (but are not limited to):

• Environment and Phenomenology
• Antenna & Component Technology
• Waveform Design and Trade-Offs
• Radar Data and Signal Processing
• Radar Systems
• SAR
• Radar Early Warning
• Merchant Marine Radar
• Weather Radars
• Remote Sensing
• Commercial Systems
• Dual-Use/Civil Applications
• Emerging Technologies
• Radar Simulation
• Sonar

DATA MINING & INFORMATION ENGINEERING 2008: 9th International Conference on Data Mining and Information Engineering

May 26, 2008 - May 28, 2008,
Alicante, Alicante Spain

Ninth International Conference on Data Mining and Information Engineering. The meeting provides an international forum for researchers and applications developers from many different areas to share state-of-the-art research results and practical development experiences.

15th International Symposium on Formal Methods

May 26, 2008 - May 30, 2008,
Abo Akademi University, Turku, Länsi-Suomen lääni, Finland

The symposia have been notably successful in bringing together innovators and practitioners in precise mathematical methods for software development, industrial users as well as researchers. Submissions are welcomed in the form of original papers on research and industrial experience, proposals for workshops and tutorials, entries for the exhibition of software tools and projects, and reports on ongoing doctoral work.

Pediatric Infectious Diseases: An Evidence-Based Approach

May 26, 2008 - May 30, 2008,
Hyatt Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida United States

NEEDS STATEMENT: There is a need to maintain and improve the clinical diagnostic and therapeutic skills of the Primary Care Practitioner in the field of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. The need for review and updates in issues of Pediatric Infectious Diseases is very important in this age of antibiotic resistance, rapidly emerging disease, vaccines, and frequently changing therapeutic regimens. This CME activity addresses these timely and practical issues and how they impact the Practitioners and patients of the Primary Care practice.

Day 1 Pediatric Immunization Update. Antibiotic Update. Serious Infections of the Head and Neck. The Child with Too Many Infections.

Day 2 The Age of MRSA. Cases from the Files of a Pediatric ID Consultant. Lymphadenopathy in Children: Diagnostic Approach. Kawasaki Disease.

Day 3 Acute Otitis Media: Of Pathogens and Patients. Clinical Approach to Congenital Infections. Evaluation and Management of the Febrile Infant. Pediatric Lower Respiratory Infection.

Day 4 Virus X: Ubiquitous, Uncanny, Understandable. Tick-Borne Infections: Hot Spots and Bullseyes. Urinary Tract Infections. Infectious Diseases Walking Through Your Office Door.

Day 5 Pediatric Meningitis Revisited. Cat Scratch Disease, Old and New. Chief Complaint: Fever and Rash. The Top Ten Pediatric Infectious Diseases Articles of the Year.

OVERALL OBJECTIVES: The overall objective is to provide the participant with practical and clinically relevant information. Upon completion of this CME activity, the physician or healthcare provider should be able to describe the current approach to formulating differential diagnoses, diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive management of the various disciplines presented.

2nd Annual Middle East Waste and Water Congress

May 26, 2008 - May 27, 2008,
Dubai, Dubai Emirate United Arab Emirates

The 2nd Annual Middle East Waste and Water Congress will serve as a platform between various organisations in the wide spectrum of Environmental resource management to achieve new standards of sustainability. This will be achieved through an exciting conference with coveted specialists and practitioners and a highly structured exhibition by a selection of the major players in the waste and water service provider industry.

The 10th IASTED International Conference on Control and Applications

May 26, 2008 - May 28, 2008,
Quebec City, Quebec Canada

This conference will showcase a wide range of topics in control and systems theory. The topics and applications include real-time optimization.

The Eighth IASTED International Conferences on Wireless and Optical Communications

May 26, 2008 - May 28, 2008,
Quebec City, Quebec Canada

Wireless and Optical Communications (WOC 2008), sponsored by IASTED, will be a major forum for scientists, engineers, and practitioners throughout the world to present their latest research, results, ideas in the areas of telecommunications.

The International Building & Construction Trade Fair 2008 and the The Kitchen & Bath China 2008

May 26, 2008 - May 29, 2008,
Shanghai New International Expo Center, Shanghai, Shanghai (munic.) China

The International Building & Construction Trade Fair 2008 and The Kitchen & Bath China 2008 will open in May 26 - 29, 2008. There will be more than 100,000 sponsors and organizers to invite visitors throughout China, and from the countries in Asia, to visit the show. A promotion campaign towards to the extensive visitors like end-users, decision-makers, importing and exporting companies, designers, engineers, technicians, etc. is to be launched before the opening of the show through government organizations, industrial associations or societies, news releases, various advertisements, direct mailing, etc.

A series of activities and conferences, organized by the government and industrial associations concerned, will be held for the coordination of the complete success of the show.

HeliAlert - A New Partnership in Disaster Relief

May 26, 2008 - May 26, 2008,
Conference Center Schönefeld-North, Berlin, Berlin Germany

An international workshop and demonstration of civil helicopter capabilities, e.g.:
- Fire Fighting
- Air Supply
- Air Transport
- Emergency Response & Disaster Relief based on Private Public Partnership
a. rapid response and immediate support with the help of helicopters
b. Ground to Air to Ground – a valuable symbiosis
Display & Demonstration at HeliCenter Berlin Air Show (Tuesday, May, 27)

EUCOMAS - European Conference on Materials and Structures in Aerospace

May 26, 2008 - May 27, 2008,
Hotel Maritim, Berlin, Berlin Germany

The conference will focus on the specific issues and goals of the European aerospace industry. On the one hand, the most recent findings from the materials and processing technologies and their applications will be presented to you. On the other hand, you will have the opportunity to discuss important, selected technological trends in in-depth workshops, aiming to derive needs for action and to support a well-directed further development of such trends.

By this combination of information, networking and workshops, the proximity to ILA, Berlin, and the focussing on the concerns of the aerospace community, we intend the EUCOMAs to contribute to strengthening the leading position of the European aerospace industry.

European Union Conference of General Aviation

May 26, 2008 - May 26, 2008,
Airfield Schoenhagen Conference Center Berlin, Berlin Germany

After the large success of the 1. European Union conference to general aviation on the occasion of the ILA 2006 with approximately 165 participants is to report and discuss also to the ILA 2008 again on the current challenges and perspectives of the general aviation of Europe. The mixture with participants from politics, administration and air traffic economy promises also on 26 May 2008 again many energizing discussions.

International Scientific Conference Fortechenvi

May 26, 2008 - May 30, 2008,
Hotel Dorint, Prague, Czech Republic

CONFERENCE ISSUES:

* Topical problems of engineering, technology, economics, social problematics and ergonomics in silvicultural and logging operations, other forestry activities and in timber industry
* Effects of forest and forest products technology on the environment, their causes, possibilities of the mitigation of negative influence on the environment
* Increasing factors of the environmentally friendly timber hauling in slope terrain in relation to the economics of operation
* Small-scale forestry technology
* Renewable resources in forestry
* Bionics, biotechnology and bio-products
* Problems of machine-tool-workpiece relationship in wood processing
* Management of integrated prevention
* Importance of lifelong university education in the field of forest and wood engineering for the transfer of current scientific knowledge and research findings into practice

TL2008 - Teaching and Learning 2008

May 26, 2008 - May 28, 2008,
University of Aveiro, Aveiro Portugal

The scope of the TL2008 conference is wide and covers all areas around Education from teaching to learning perspectives.

Papers, up a maximum of 7000 words, are invited on any of the topics below or related fields and should be submitted, via e-mail, to tl-submission@iask-web.org. Final camera-ready papers must conform to the author guidelines and must not exceed ten pages in length.

Please note that the language of the conference is English only.

Topics of interest:
Active Learning
Adult Education
Asynchronous Learning
Blended Instruction
Classroom Assessment
Content Development
Content Management Systems
Digital Libraries
Distance Learning
E-Instruction
E-Learning in Face-to-Face Environment
E-Learning Strategies
Innovative Teaching Strategies
Instructional Design
Knowledge Management
Learning Disabilities
Learning Management Systems
Learning Objects
Online Assessment
Online Collaboration in Forum
Online Forum Discussion
Performance Assessment
Quality Assurance
Smart-Board Teaching
Staff Training
Student Diversity
Student Motivation
Table of Specifications
Teaching Technologies
Virtual Universities and Classroom

All submissions, except invited talks, are subject to a blind refereeing process.

Papers up to two pages may be accepted for poster presentation.

4th Annual Middle East Project Finance

May 26, 2008 - May 28, 2008,
Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

As project finance deals are experiencing unprecedented growth with about a total of $1 trillion worth of projects that are underway or in pipeline, Middle East is indeed emerging as a strategic global hub for project financing.

These spurring and exponential developments in each industrial segment of Middle East– Oil & Gas, Petrochemicals, Infrastructure, Utilities & Real Estate are substantial enough to place the region second only to China as a focus for project finance over the next years. As the business has transferred dramatically from past few decades, there seems to be no dearth for project finance opportunities and such prosperity is likely to continue at the same pace over next decade or longer.

Zenab Husain, senior conference producer with Fleming Gulf and responsible for this event quotes “On looking the market dynamism and following the overwhelming success of the conference over the last two years, this year, Fleming Gulf is proud to announce its 4th Annual ME Project Finance Conference, scheduled for 26th – 28th May ’08 in Dubai. It will convene more than 170 senior executive heads representing the international banking, finance, investment and key Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Utilities and Infrastructure sectors discussing the latest mechanisms for financing complex transactions and outlook for the next wave of Mega-deals thereby cementing and reinforcing the status that the conference acquired over the last three years.”

Conference has proved itself to be the focal point for discussion and debate of the Middle East’s enormous project financing sector and has emerged as a premium event for borrowers and lenders in the region. Enriched speaker panel (leading industrial figures from renowned organisations like SABIC, Qahlat LNG, EGCD, Al Waha Petrochemical Company, APICORP, HSBC etc) and due support of our premium sponsors (Ashurst & Miller Insurance) contributed to the overwhelming success of the forum last year. The event was well attended by more than 120 regional and international delegates. Key highlights of the conference were discussion on recent projects like Saudi Kayan, CIRCA $600 million LNG Project, Al Waha Petrochemical Project – 100% Islamic Financed Project, Rusayl IPP Project – Suez Energy etc.

Hence, the event promises to be even bigger and spectacular this year with a 3 days highly focussed program that will be finely crafted in support of our distinguished panel of advisors who are expert leaders in regional and international project finance. It will also provide a comprehensive platform to foster healthy discussions on the key pressing issues and will give critical insights into the project finance opportunities that the region has to offer and analysing the market potential.
Therefore do not miss the opportunity of being a part of a high class quality event that will attract huge participation of regional and international market leaders.

PCR03 – Structuring Optimal Banking Lines

May 26, 2008 - May 29, 2008,
Le Meridien Hotel, Singapore

* In depth discussion of key corporate banking products.
o Loans
o Trade finance
o Debt capital market
o Cash management
o Treasury
* Understand component’s of the working capital cycle.
* Determining a company’s working capital requirement.
* Identify a company’s funding gap.
* Structure appropriate banking facilities to meet the funding gap and minimise lending risks.
* Determine the borrowers ability to service its loan commitments.
* Determine appropriate pricing.

16th Annual David Berman Memorial Concurrent Disorders Conference

May 26, 2008 - May 28, 2008,
The Coast Plaza, Vancouver, British Columbia Canada

This conference is designed to provide an interdisciplinary group of clinicians/delegates with advanced training in concurrent disorders, including in-depth exploration of integrated treatment.

32nd Annual Workshop of the Austrian Association for Pattern Recognition (OAGM 2008)

May 26, 2008 - May 27, 2008,
Bildungszentrum St. Magdalena Linz, Austria

The 32nd annual workshop of the Austrian Association for Pattern Recognition (OAGM/AAPR) provides a platform bringing together researchers of the fields of image analysis, image processing, and pattern recognition for discussing relevant and important topics of the computer vision discipline.
It is organized in workshop form presenting the latest work of Austrian and international institutes in the domain of computer vision and pattern recognition.

Special attention will be paid to Aspects of Image Analysis and Pattern Recognition that focus on Challenges in the Biosciences. People working in this field are especially encouraged to participate by submitting their work and attending the workshop.

Practical Financial Modelling Techniques using Excel

May 26, 2008 - May 27, 2008,
Singapore

Business decisions need to be backed by accurate data which in turn is subject to intense scrutiny from senior management as well stakeholders.

Accurate forecast of cash inflow and outflow along with consistently error-free forecasts can go a long way in contributing to critical strategic decisions which will mean the vital difference between success and failure.

IQPC Training’s 2-day course on Practical Financial Modelling Techniques is designed to equip you with step-by-step process for effectively structuring and managing an accurate financial model. This highly interactive training programme which will be integrated with hands-on exercises has been designed to guide you to design and work on a simple, accurate and error free financial model.

This is your chance to learn more about user-friendly valuation and simulation models to make them work faster, better and with greater accuracy!

The OSA Topical Conference on Nanophonics 2008

May 26, 2008 - May 29, 2008,
New Century Hotel, Nanjing, Jiangsu China

Nanophotonics is an emerging multidisciplinary field that deals with optics on the nanoscale. The objective of this topical meeting is to bring together international scientists and researchers interested in the recent developments in nanophotonics. It will provide an international forum to present and discuss the state-of-the-art methods, materials, instrumentation and applications related to light-matter interactions on the nanometer scale. Mores specifically, the conference will discuss the recent developments and challenges in materials processing and synthesis, fabrication, design and modeling, characterization and applications of nanophotonics.

IEEE International Conference on Circuits & Systems for Communications (IEEE ICCSC 2008)

May 26, 2008 - May 28, 2008,
Radisson Hotel Shanghai New World, Shanghai, Shanghai (munic.) China

IEEE ICCSC 2008 offers an opportunity to learn about state of the art technologies and industry development for the multimedia wireless Internet of the near future. ICCSC 2008 welcomes researchers, developers and business managers in a varied program including both technical sessions and industry-oriented panels. Speakers will be both local figures and prominent individuals from around the world. The primary language of this conference is English, but some sessions will be conducted in Chinese.

ATR08: International Conference on Advances in Tourism Research 2008

May 26, 2008 - May 28, 2008,
University of Aveiro, Aveiro Portugal

The scope of the ATR2008 conference is wide and covers all areas related to Tourism.

Papers, up a maximum of 7000 words, are invited on any of the topics below or related fields and should be submitted to atr-submission@iask-web.org. Final camera-ready papers must conform to the author guidelines and must not exceed ten pages in length.

* Arts, Culture and Heritage *Branding *Climate Change *Coastal Areas *Community Involvement *Destination Management *Development *E-Commerce *Economy *Forecasts *Impacts *Information Technology *Innovation *Laws *Marketing *Protected Areas *Risk and Safety *Rural Tourism *Sociology of Tourism *Strategy *Sustainability

Please note that the language of the conference is English only.

10th Scandinavian Conference on Artificial Intelligence (SCAI 2008)

May 26, 2008 - May 28, 2008,
IVA (Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademin) Stockholm, Sweden

SCAI 2008 will open with an afternoon dedicated to the celebration of a quarter of a century of AI research. SAIS, the Swedish Artificial Intelligence Society, will celebrate its 25th anniversary. At the same time, the Nordic cooperation in SCAI has been carried on successfully for almost as long, 20 years!

The first SCAI conference took place in Tromsø, Norway, 1988 and since then we have kept up the exchange with recurrent conferences in the Nordic countries.

8th International Conference on Software Process Improvement and Capability dEtermination (SPICE 2008)

May 26, 2008 - May 28, 2008,
Hilton Nuremberg Hotel, Nurnberg, Bayern Germany

Following the publication of ISO/IEC 15504 as a full International Standard, the focus of activity in standards development has grown to cover the development of new Process Assessment Models, and approaches to the assessment of Organizational Maturity.

Along with this is a growing need to promote interoperability and interchange between different approaches to assessment. A specific focus in the 2008 Conference will be on the assessment of organizational maturity, particularly addressing higher levels of maturity, within the context of ISO/IEC 15504.

The conference is hosted on behalf of The SPICE User Group by gasq - Global Association for Software Quality, an international, member-based, non-profit association.

Small Satellites Systems and Services – The 4S Symposium

May 26, 2008 - May 30, 2008,
Hilton Hotel Rhodes, Dodecanese Greece

The Small Satellites Systems and Services Symposium, the “4S Symposium”, is a biennial event that was first held in 1992. The 4S Symposium has a large international participation. Representatives from 25 nations attended the 4S Symposium of 2006. High standard contributions were presented covering all aspects of small satellite programmes such as flight experiences, mission definition, technologies, launches, ground segment and data exploitation. The 4S Symposium is a good occasion to present results to an international audience and to learn what’s happening worldwide in this field.

Continuing its tradition of high quality, the symposium is an excellent working environment where technical sessions are complemented by opportunities to exchange ideas and opinions on technologies and utilization of small satellites. The quality of the contributions, mixed with the special atmosphere of the symposium, gives this event a unique taste.

GCC Fraud Summit 2008 **Event Cancelled**

May 26, 2008 - May 29, 2008,
Dubai, Dubai Emirate United Arab Emirates 502397

*** This Event has been CANCELLED***

The growth in the GCC is not a secret to anybody… particularly not to the fraudsters. Targeting the sectors with the highest turnover, their threat is constant and maintaining trust is your major concern.

Is it your goal to make sure your staff and your customers are protected while all internal and external threats are contained and dealt with in the best possible way?
If so, then early prevention and detection are key elements to achieve this.

The first “GCC Fraud Prevention and Detection Summit” organised by Finance IQ will not focus on the theory but on practical case studies that will enable you to know about all the new strategies and technologies now available to help you prevent fraud within your organisation.

Book now and
• Learn how to overcome challenges and optimise your solutions to prevent and detect fraud at an early stage
• Learn the A – Z of the new internal and external threats and the ways to combat them
• Create strategies to enhance customer protection and trust in your organisation
• Hear success stories about increasing the efficiency of your AML policies and compliance systems

4th Annual Flagship Event Smart Interior Surfaces and Materials 2008

May 26, 2008 - May 28, 2008,
Dorint Hotel Pallas, Wiesbaden, Hessen Germany

Use this conference to keep yourself up to date in terms of interior surfaces and materials.
Key Topics:

* Examine latest global trends in plastics and foils to improve optic and haptic properties of surfaces
* Reduce your production time and costs by implementing new combined processing technologies such as advanced slush technologies
* Assess pros and cons of the “One-Tool-Only” strategy usable for all sorts of trim materials to cut manufacturing costs
* Implement intelligent variants management to evaluate consumer wishes and needs
* Hear how innovative design underlines the character of a car and makes it appear premium

Strategic Facilities Management Practice

May 26, 2008 - May 27, 2008,
Hyatt Regency, Mumbai, Maharashtra India

Facility management as we know is the practice of coordinating the physical workplace with the people and work of the organization. It integrates the principles of business administration, architecture and the behavioral and engineering sciences. Business entities have come to realize that maintaining a well-managed and highly efficient facility is critical to success. New technologies, security issues and health concerns also have had a major impact on the importance and the need for facility professionals in organizations. Facility professionals must be equipped with a tremendous amount of knowledge and the ability to cope with and solve a multitude of complex problems and challenges.

The 2-day Strategic Facilities Management Practice conference is designed to assist organisations move the facilities department from just being a “crisis” department into a value added partner in improving the overall business performance. The conference will feature wining strategies and successful tactics for establishing successful maintenance improvement initiatives linked to overall business objectives.

Manufacturing & Engineering Process Management 2008

May 26, 2008 - May 27, 2008,
Hotel Le Méridien, Stuttgart, Baden Wurttemberg Germany

Costing and time pressure, still faster time ton Market, constantly growing customer requirement concerning product properties, configuration, quality and date as well as changes of the product variables before production start or during production, jumps in quality - have universe these factors and many more the consequence that producing enterprises must concentrate still more strongly on the development and production processes, in order to be able to retain compiled competition advantages. Still schlummern in this segment large Optimierungspotenziale, which applies to open it.

The conference will bring up for discussion the problem on two levels: (1) processes: A possibility is, flexible, harmonized and standardized development - to create engineering and production processes which function constantly and v.a. also time near. In this connection it applies also to include the processes for development and for the engineering of the suppliers and customers with to embed if possible even functionally. (2) Tools: Engineering processes and production runs can be supported by the purposeful employment by IT Tools and arranged more efficient by simulation. As well as the conference will put, to possibilities of the concentrated use of Tools presents the focus on one of the central interfaces of the PLM process the different aspects of engineering/development and manufacturing/production in the PLM context to discuss.

Asia Fixed Income

May 26, 2008 - May 27, 2008,
Singapore

The world’s fixed income markets have taken a thumping in the last quarter of 2007. This has resulted in a liquidity crisis in debt markets, the impact of which continues to shake the market. Turbulent credit markets have also brought fixed income markets into sharper focus. Fixed income is no longer a traditional asset class but is now viewed as a dynamic asset class, offering credit-enhancing instruments such as CDOs and hybrids. This conference will create an opportunity to understand the current patterns of the fixed income markets. “Asian Fixed Income” is where the distinguished and the premium of the Asian markets will come together to explore the curve ahead and learn from the experiences of sophisticated players across Asia.

Therefore this conference will provide you the right platform to gain insights into the growth of fixed income markets and alerting market players on the next phase of the curve. Attend this conference, gain in depth knowledge of buyouts and insightful guidance on dealing with every step crucial to a successful transaction execution. KEY TOPICS

* Corporate high yield bond origination for growth funding
* Leverage in the credit market - where is the market heading?
* Positioning private placements as an integrated debt solution
* Exploiting Synergies between Asian Fixed Income and the Global Emerging Market Fixed Income
* Enabling efficient portfolio construction through the use of derivatives
* Gauging the impact of the credit crunch on Asian fixed income markets

Border Control Africa 2008

May 26, 2008 - May 29, 2008,
Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa

The 2nd Annual Border Control 2008 will take place from 26th May to the 29th of May , 2008 in Johannesburg – the definitive border control event on the African continent. Hear from the key officials and the most innovative minds as they bring you the latest developments in border control strategies for the African continent. Mark you calendars now and start 2008 with a clear path for dealing with your key border control challenges.

The event will provide an informed look at the current and future needs of enhancing and sustaining of border controls on the African continent. Attend this event and gain insights into the key issues emanating from current research concerning the development, investigation, training and the implementation of new technology for both law enforcement and civilian applications.

3rd Annual IT Strategy and Governance

May 26, 2008 - May 28, 2008,
Indaba Hotel, Fourways Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa

IT Governance is presently a hot topic in the industry because of the considerable contribution IT has in the day to day running of a company. Organisations around the world continue to make significant IT-enabled business investments to sustain, grow and transform critical areas of their businesses. They recognise the critical dependence of many business processes on IT, the need to keep up with ever changing trends and to comply with benefits of managing risk effectively, this makes IT Governance a topic worth delving into.

Join IQPC at our IT Strategy And Governance Conference and make a rapid move toward empowering your business by implementing appropriate IT governance Frameworks.

3rd Annual Best Practice Sustainability Reporting

May 26, 2008 - May 27, 2008,
Rendezvous Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria Australia

Many organisations today already see a range of incentives for non-financial reporting. Reporting companies often cite increased market share, innovation and new business opportunities, risk identification and mitigation, employee motivation and retention, enhancing reputation and brand, and improved shareholder value as key drivers to report.

This conference can help you optimise sustainability strategies to achieve long term development and financial gains. A broad range of real-life best practice case studies will be presented by the leading organisations across different sectors. It will provide you with a precious networking opportunity to share the common problems and solutions with successful industry players.

Leaders In Islamic Finance

May 26, 2008 - May 29, 2008,
Ciragan Palace Kempinski Istanbul Turkey

2008 is predicted to be an exciting year for Islamic finance. With substantial innovation, increasing competition and strong growth in key markets and product segments, the industry is becoming truly global with increased interest and opportunities in non-Islamic jurisdictions.

Leaders In Islamic Finance will bring together the individuals and institutions that drive the industry on an international level in a unique location: Istanbul, Turkey; the place where East meets West!

* The only global leadership Islamic finance conference in the world
* The only Islamic finance conference designed by the industry for the industry by an elite international advisory board
* The only Islamic finance conference which provides a platform for the innovations and developments the industry REALLY needs

Inspirational Field Visists for Sales & Marketing Managers

May 26, 2008 - May 27, 2008,
Vienna, Austria

Field Visits with pharmaceutical sales executives can take up to 80% of a sales manager’s time. The benefits to sales executives, managers and organizations in general are significant, yet the value of such visits is often questioned. The key success lies in how they are undertaken.

Field visits provide support and advice for sales executives, assessment and relationship-building opportunities for sales management, and improve productivity for organizations.

Lack of structure is a major factor in many of the poorest field visits and the results for the company can not be underestimated.

Behavioural Based Safety Forum

May 26, 2008 - May 27, 2008,
Hotel Mulia, Senayan City, Jakarta, Indonesia

Promoting safe behaviour at work is critical as behaviour turns systems and procedures into reality. While most businesses recognise the need to integrate Behavioural Based Safety (BBS) into their existing health and safety systems, few have clear processes and communication strategies in place to quantify and demonstrate their sustainability initiatives and corporate activities in a positive light.

For those companies that have associated fully with BBS programmes, they have experienced a 40 –75% decline in their accident rates within 6 – 12 months upon implementation resulting in reduction of direct and indirect accident costs and overall improvement in productivity.

This conference provides interesting aspects of behavioural safety to workplace safety professionals who seek to look beyond mere compliance with regulations and management system standards in terms of ROI, good leadership role, ergonomic issues and employee engagement and motivation.

Key Features
# Leadership behaviours for establishing and sustaining a BBS culture
# Engaging and motivating management in behavioural safety
# Conducting Root Cause Analysis to identify and correct contributing behaviours
# Developing effective BBS auditing tools

National Conference Community Building National Network

May 26, 2008 - May 27, 2008,
Melbourne, Victoria Australia

This national conference of the Community Building National Network will explore a new vision for funding communities and develop an agenda for reform of the way governments allocate resources for building and strengthening communities.

Bringing Into Market - Islamic Sukuks III / IV

May 26, 2008 - May 27, 2008,
Singapore City, Singapore

Bringing Into Market – Islamic Sukuks training course is back for the THIRD time with greater and bigger bang! This time round, we will be bringing the training course to you at two different dates and location to best suit your schedule.

26th - 27th May 2008, Singapore
29th - 30th May 2008, Hong Kong

The Sukuk, also better known as Islamic bonds, has established itself to hold great potential in the Islamic Finance market. Its profitability has witnessed a large surge of investors into its market in the recent years.

Jump on the Islamic Sukuks bandwagon and learn how to analyze and capture the hearts of financial investors in the industry. Understand the conflicting issues pertaining to these bonds and ensure that your Sukuks products stand out from the rest.

Mark your calendars NOW and attend the much needed event in the industry!

Key Speakers:

Nik Norishky Thani , Executive Director, Islamic Finance
DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CENTRE

Bringing Into Market - Islamic Sukuks III/IV (Singapore)

May 26, 2008 - May 27, 2008,
Singapore

Bringing Into Market – Islamic Sukuks training course is back for the THIRD time with greater and bigger bang!

The Sukuk, also better known as Islamic bonds, has established itself to hold great potential in the Islamic Finance market. Its profitability has witnessed a large surge of investors into its market in the recent years.

Jump on the Islamic Sukuks bandwagon and learn how to analyze and capture the hearts of financial investors in the industry. Understand the conflicting issues pertaining to these bonds and ensure that your Sukuks products stand out from the rest.

Tenth Business Roundtable with the Government of Poland

May 26, 2008 - May 26, 2008,
The Westin Warsaw, Al. Jana Pawla II 21, Warsaw, Poland

Presenting Economist Conferences’ Roundtable with the new government of Poland – a unique opportunity to explore the country's future with its leadership.
We will investigate topics such as:

* How will policy makers square political promises with economic realities?
* What is the timetable for completing privatisation?
* When will Poland join the Euro – and what price will it pay?
* How will the government and the presidency resolve their differences?

This exclusive two-day event brings together experts from the Economist Intelligence Unit, business leaders and government representatives in a discreet, off-the-record environment. Prime Minister Donald Tusk will engage in dialogue with you and key government ministers.

The people who know

This event is an excellent opportunity to discover how Poland's leaders intend to deliver on their promises, to share insights and experiences, and to network with your peers from industry and commerce.
Engage in debate on critical issues including:

* How will the stalled economic liberalisation programme be restarted?
* How will government bureaucracy be cut to accelerate business change?
* What can be done to improve Poland's position in the European Union?
* What infrastructure changes can we expect to see?

MidEast Petroleum Strategy

May 26, 2008 - May 26, 2008,
Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The 3rd MidEast Petroleum: Srategy Briefing provides an in-depth examination of the upstream oil and gas-LNG strategies in exploration and development in the Middle East, and the strategies of Corporate, Governments and National Oil Companies, and new Players.

This Annual, intensive and interactive 1-day Strategy Briefing, provides unique upstream perspectives on the 21st Century MidEast oil and gas exploration and development future. It evaluates in-depth a range of critical near-to-long term perspectives now in play, and destined to reshape the Middle East in the world, along with MidEast corporate players and State-National Oil Company hydrocarbon strategies.

TradeTech Japan

May 26, 2008 - May 28, 2008,
Westin Hotel, Tokyo Japan

Content Discussed At TradeTech Japan 2008 Will Include:

* Stay ahead of the competition by learning from the buy side what equity trading strategies and technologies yield the highest returns
* Align your trading desk for maximum profitability by learning the latest developments in dark pools, algo trading and best execution
* Network with 450+ top industry experts!
* Quite simply the most profitable time you can spend off the trading desk all year!

Telecoms Fraud Africa 2008

May 26, 2008 - May 29, 2008,
Southern Sun Cape Town, South Africa

Welcome to the fourth Telecoms Fraud - Africa conference! The conference is your meeting place to gain fresh insights into

* What new fraud risks are emerging - and how to deal with them
* Best practice for fraud detection, management and investigation
* Exchanging valuable information about frauds and fraudsters
* Networking with Fraud experts from across Africa and beyond

Although, as always, we will be addressing a wide range of subjects, this year we are laying special emphasis on three particular areas

* Optimising your everyday operations to increase your effectiveness
* Roaming frauds and how NRTRDE will affect your activities
* Reducing social engineering and identifying internal fraud
* Minimising the fraud risks of new services and technologies

SpineWeek 2008

May 26, 2008 - May 31, 2008,
Geneva PALEXPO Geneva, Switzerland

For the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine (ISSLS), the Spine Society of Europe (SSE) and the European section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (E-CSRS), SpineWeek is the normal annual meeting. The two societies of Latin America: the Brazilian Spine Society (BSS) and the Sociedad Iberolatinoamericana de Columna Vertebral (SILACo) meeting on odd years, join SpineWeek with a full delegation and a scientific program. The Asia-Pacific Orthopaedic Association – Spinal Section (APOA) does not participate as society, but is sending a delegation to SpineWeek in Geneva. This year we welcome a new partner in this scientific adventure, The North American Spine Society (NASS).

The social program at SpineWeek 2008 will again reflect the separate identity of the participating scientific societies. Each one will host its own official dinner and halfway during the week, there will be an official SpineWeek banquet.

Critical Appraisal of Literature

May 26, 2008 - May 26, 2008,
GMTI Building Singapore Singapore

There are many publications and a massive overdose of medical information out there. This course aims to help busy healthcare professionals to literally separate the “wheat from the chaff” by equipping them with the skills and tools.

The OSA topical Conference on Nanophotonics 2008

May 26, 2008 - May 29, 2008,
New Century Hotel, Nanjing, Jiangsu China

Nanophotonics is an emerging multidisciplinary field that deals with optics on the nanoscale. The objective of this topical meeting is to bring together international scientists and researchers interested in the recent developments in nanophotonics. The conference will discuss the recent developments and challenges in materials processing and synthesis, fabrication, design and modeling, characterization and applications of nanophotonics. The conference will hold on May 26-29, 2008 at New Century Hotel, Nanjing, China.We are waiting for your papers!

Unity Expansion & Investment Congress

May 26, 2008 - May 27, 2008,
Hyatt Regency Dubai Dubai United Arab Emirates

Proactive Business Meetings
One-to-one meetings between a high-caliber audience of business leaders and the world's most respected solution providers.

Highly Selected Participants
To ensure exclusivity, this event is by invitation only and limited to the top senior industry decision makers.

Cutting-Edge Conference
Keynote addresses by industry visionaries designed to encourage debate and to provide authoritative insights into the industry’s most pressing challenges.

Unrivalled Networking Functions
Network with the utmost echelons of the industry through carefully-orchestrated business and social gatherings.

Panel Discussions
Hear industry visionaries & luminaries discuss the hottest issue today: Nuclear or Renewable Energy: What Is The Solution? Be there when the debate happens!

Hyperbranched Polymers as Novel Materials for Nanoscale Applications : Insight from Experiment, Theory and Simulations

May 26, 2008 - May 28, 2008,
Heraklion Greece

Hyperbranched molecules are a category of polymeric materials which have been lately the object of a growing scientific and technological interest. This activity extends over several disciplines, ranging from synthetic organic chemistry to clinical medicine. Despite the significant progress made it is generally agreed that some major practical and scientific problems remain unsolved, mainly due to the unusual physicochemical mechanisms underlying their behavior. The aim of the present proposal is to meet this challenge by bringing together leading scientists in this field, in order to exchange ideas and benefit from the combination of their complimentary expertise, while establishing an interdisciplinary network of researchers that will be involved in the future in collaborative projects associated with this technologically important topic.